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Dark-Web Diva ‘MamaKnowsBrown’ Admits Operating National Fentanyl, Heroin Ring From NY Garage Dark-Web Diva ‘MamaKnowsBrown’ Admits Operating National Fentanyl, Heroin Ring From NY Garage
Dark-Web Diva ‘MamaKnowsBrown’ Admits Operating National Fentanyl, Heroin Ring From NY Garage A Long Island woman confessed to running a nationwide drug ring out of her home garage. Carolyn Tolin, 46, of Centereach, pleaded guilty in Suffolk County Court Thursday, Nov. 20, to criminal possession of a controlled substance and attempted operating as a major trafficker. She admitted to selling heroin, fentanyl, crack cocaine, and powder cocaine through her dark-web vendor page, where she was known as “MamaKnows Brown,” according to prosecutors. Tolin moved more than $75,000 worth of drugs between September 2024 and March 2025. She shipped orders through the United States Postal Servic…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Corrections Staff Sound Alarm After Officers Given Narcan In Prison Drug Exposures In Dutchess Corrections Staff Sound Alarm After Officers Given Narcan In Prison Drug Exposures In Dutchess
Corrections Staff Sound Alarm After Officers Given Narcan In Prison Drug Exposures In Dutchess Correction officers are demanding action after multiple staff and inmates were hospitalized from exposure to unknown substances at a Hudson Valley prison.  According to the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, thirteen staff members and six inmates were treated at Fishkill Correctional Facility on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15 and 16. The union said three officers and one nurse needed Narcan to reverse their symptoms.  The association said the incidents are part of a growing crisis inside state prisons, where both sworn and civilian staff have e…

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by Ben Crnic
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11 Prison Staff Hospitalized After Illness, Days After Similar Case At Another NY Facility 11 Prison Staff Hospitalized After Illness, Days After Similar Case At Another NY Facility
11 Prison Staff Hospitalized After Illness, Days After Similar Case At Another NY Facility Eleven staff members at an upstate New York prison were hospitalized after suddenly falling ill, just days after a similar mass exposure at another state facility. The incident happened Friday, Aug. 8, in Franklin County at Upstate Correctional Facility in Malone, according to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). A corrections officer began feeling sick while inside a cell with a maintenance worker. The officer was taken to the prison’s medical unit, where others who came into contact with them also reported symptoms, DOCCS spokesperson Thomas Mailey told Daily V…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Student’s Fentanyl-Laced Vape Scare Prompts Urgent Warning From Area School District Student’s Fentanyl-Laced Vape Scare Prompts Urgent Warning From Area School District
Student’s Fentanyl-Laced Vape Scare Prompts Urgent Warning From Area School District A frightening incident at a New York school has prompted a stern warning from educators about the dangers of black-market marijuana products. In a letter sent to parents on Monday, May 19, the Coxsackie-Athens Central School District detailed a recent case in central New York where a student collapsed on campus after taking a single puff from a marijuana vape. The vape, which was later tested, came back positive for fentanyl—a powerful synthetic opioid, Superintendent Randy Squie said. The student was administered multiple doses of Narcan, a life-saving medication used to reverse opioid ove…

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by Michael Mashburn
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NY Dad Who Nearly Killed Toddler Son With Fentanyl Poisoning Gets Years In Prison NY Dad Who Nearly Killed Toddler Son With Fentanyl Poisoning Gets Years In Prison
NY Dad Who Nearly Killed Toddler Son With Fentanyl Poisoning Gets Years In Prison A New York father will spend years in prison after his infant son nearly died from fentanyl poisoning. Long Island resident James Carr, 36, of Lake Grove, was sentenced to 5 ½ years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Monday, April 7, after a jury found him guilty of assault and related charges stemming from the harrowing near-fatal overdose of his 11-month-old son. Emergency crews responded to Carr’s Lake Grove home on Colmar Avenue on Jan. 13, 2024, after a 911 call reporting an unresponsive toddler. By the time medics arrived, the boy had turned blue, his eyes were rolled back in his…

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by Michael Mashburn